Nope, not in the summer! It's too hot and sticky now that we're starting our "how many days in a row can we hit triple digits with no rain" count. But if I had a secure screened porch,...

Can you really get through a TSA search with vacuum-packed bags in a suitcase? I did this once. It was just my undies in a baggie. I sure as heck wanted to KNOW if someone had been pawing through m...

I was just going to make the exact same comment about the bathroom door. What if someone rings your doorbell right as you're getting out of the shower and you've forgotten your robe? There would be...

I admit I'm susceptible to trends, but generally only the ones that are stuff I'd like anyway. I like to think of it as my tastes expanding as I'm exposed to new ideas. But there are s...

That's a great quote, but what do you do when you're allergic to practically everything? I'm on three weeks and counting of bronchitis just for tangling with a cedar tree. *sigh*

I have to laugh when folks here turn their noses up at Ikea. Be glad you're not fourth-generation middle-American. I'm only a 3-hour drive from Dallas, but I'd hazard a guess that most people in th...

Here's an example of the side-light panels I mentioned, though the style is obviously a little different from yours:

I would seriously consider doing both. If it's cost-prohibitive to do both now, I would do the window first and plan to do the door as money allows. In the meantime, you could conside...

The closets are pretty, but they're so obviously staged that they make me laugh.

You guys are cracking me up. Mostly because I'm sitting here cringing at all the stories of cooked iceberg lettuce! But I'm glad someone likes it. :-) I had no idea the white leaves had been "prize...

Whenever I get a new Oaxacan carving , I always put it in the freezer to kill any larvae that might be hiding in the copal wood. Never had any troubl...

A resurgence of shoulder pads I can handle. A resurgence of hideous '80s wallpaper I cannot.

Yeah, my first thought was "tomato cage." The view from above is interesting, but the second image with the books just looks sloppy. Poor books!

She climbed the wisdom tree, of course! LOVE it!

bepsf, it's fairly easy to put indoor lights on a motion sensor. You need to look for a wall switch that has a motion detector built-in. You can check locally, but I know I've seen these on the ele...

My ex-roommate left behind a Swiffer Wet Mop. I've been wondering if it's possible to wash out the bottle and "refill" it with vinegar and water....... But when I tried using vinegar and water to m...

Aaaa! I LOVE that green couch in the next-to-last photo! WANT!

I was thinking what jacksonlalande said: run wires to hang overhead lights, but instead of hanging them in the middle of the space, suspend them over the end tables as though they were table lamps.

What a fun place! Love all the color. I noticed your paintings immediately--love those, too!

Wow, I can't believe it. Your home actually made me like that shade of green! I've never liked it, but it looks great here. I mean that sincerely as a real compliment, too, not a backhanded-one! :-...